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US pilot, five others killed in Nigerian helicopter crash

An American pilot and his Nigerian officer were killed along with four passengers when a helicopter plunged into a lagoon in Nigeria's financial hub Lagos, the US-based operator said on Thursday.

The twin-engine Sikorsky 76C+, operated by the Bristow Group, was heading from an offshore oil rig to the international airport when it plunged into the water in the north of the city on Wednesday.

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